Butter (curds)
חֶמְאָה (chem'ah)
DAIRY
Animal product not addressed by Leviticus 11's clean/unclean framework
Would you eat it?
Mentioned in 10 verses (KJV)
Dairy
Description
Butter in the King James Version usually means thickened, cultured curds rather than the churned dairy spread we picture today — a rich, filling food fit for guests of honor. Abraham served it alongside milk and roasted meat to the three visitors who came to his tent.
Key verses
“And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.”
Genesis 18:8
“Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.”
Isaiah 7:15
All 10 referencesshow
- 2 Samuel 17:29
- Deuteronomy 32:14
- Genesis 18:8
- Isaiah 7:15
- Isaiah 7:22
- Job 20:17
- Job 29:6
- Judges 5:25
- Proverbs 30:33
- Psalms 55:21